Category: Conflict

Source: WSJ By Dion Nissenbaum and Nancy A. Youssef The U.S. military is preparing a rapid withdrawal of its forces from Syria, administration officials said Wednesday, a move that marks an abrupt reversal of America’s strategy in the Middle East. As America’s four-year-old military campaign against Islamic State draws to a close, President Trump has… Continue reading US MILITARY PREPARING FOR A FULL WITHDRAWALL OF ITS FORCES FROM SYRIA

Source: Defence Blog Some military experts were pointed out that in the event of active hostilities, Russia might use Ka-52 helicopters to destroy surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites in the South of Ukraine. Babak Taghvaee, a military analyst based in Malta, claimed in a tweet that at least several consecutive days the 3rd Squadron of the… Continue reading RUSSIA MIGHT USE KA-52 TO DESTROY UKRAINIAN SAM SITES

Source: Military Times By: Kathy Gannon, The Associated Press The Taliban say they are holding “another” meeting on Monday with U.S. officials, this time in the United Arab Emirates and also involving Saudi, Pakistani and Emirati representatives in the latest attempt to bring a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s 17-year war. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid offered… Continue reading TALIBAN ARE MEETING US OFFICIALS IN EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE THE END OF THE WAR

Source: EMPR Media Dangerous processes can begin in Ukraine at the end of this week. They can assume a threatening nature from the third decade of the month. The Kremlin may try to realize their long-standing “isthmus scenario,” using several pretexts at once. Such “complex forecasts” were made by military columnist and blogger Oleksiy Arestovich… Continue reading RUSSIA – UKRAINE WARFARE : “COMPLEX FORECAST”

Source: Sputnik “We are determined to make that area livable and peaceful,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. Turkey intends to launch a military operation in the north-east of Syria in coming days, the Turkish president said, adding that this step will facilitate political solution for the region. “The time has come to carry out our intention to neutralize terrorists in the east… Continue reading ERDOGAN: TURKEY TO START MILITARY OPERATION EAST OF EUPHRATES IN FEW DAYS

Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker Researchers claim to have uncovered Russian cyber-attacks aimed at the Ukrainian military and government before and during the Sea of Azov captures. Russian government-affiliated actors launched coordinated cyber-attacks against Ukrainian government and military targets before and during the attack and seizure of Ukrainian ships and sailors on November 25,… Continue reading RUSSIA LAUNCHED CYBER ATTACK AGAINST UKRAINE BEFORE SHIP SEIZURES

Source: National Interest By Daniel R. DePetris President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may or may not be meeting again early next year for their second blockbuster summit. But just because preparations are in the works doesn’t mean Pyongyang is going to stop the nuclear locomotive from barreling full steam ahead. According… Continue reading NORTH KOREA IS BUILDING MORE NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND MISSILES

Source: Bloomberg By Carol Matlack Emmanuel Macron successfully dodged cyberattacks and fake news reports that were widely blamed on a Kremlin effort to destabilize his 2017 presidential campaign. Now, with France convulsed by violent protests, the Russians appear to be back – and may be hitting closer to their mark. Among 600 Twitter accounts known… Continue reading PRO-RUSSIA SOCIAL MEDIA TAKES AIM AT MACRON AS YELLOW VESTS RAGE

Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker Researchers claim to have uncovered Russian cyber attacks aimed at the Ukrainian military and government before and during the Sea of Azov captures. Russian government-affiliated actors launched coordinated cyber attacks against Ukrainian government and military targets before and during the attack and seizure of Ukrainian ships and sailors on… Continue reading RUSSIA LAUNCHED CYBER ATTACKS AGAINST UKRAINE BEFORE SHIP SEIZURES

Source: National Interest By Robert Legvold No one wants war, but this is how one gets a war. Two angry states are poking and probing at the flammable edges of an extended war zone, each acting in what it believes is a controlled fashion with little risk of escalation, but each ready to risk the… Continue reading HOW THE WAR IN UKRAINE COULD GO REGIONAL